Father does not feel compassion when Middle Son complains that the project is too hard.

Father does not step in and do Middle Son's work for him when he says he can't do it.

Father's heart does not twist inside him when Middle Son says he is going to die

if he can't go outside and play with his friends.

And when Middle Son says he can't stand school and he'll never need it and everything he's learning will never do him any good and all he wants to do the rest of his life is ride his bike and be with his friends,

Father has one response.

He laughs.

Oh, it is good to have a little Father-supervision when it comes to Middle Son and school work.

Seriously. I've read this post 4 times. {your posts get delivered to my email, and you're in my google reader} And each time I just laugh. This is the best. Life with children boiled down to its bare essence. Priceless post.

Truly, I do think before Erma Bombeck left this world for the next, she handed you her talents. Your sense of humor is so refreshing...and spot on.

About Me

There was a time when I could at least give off an illusion of perfection on the outside and fool myself on the inside into thinking I had everything under control. However, along the way as I've accumulated a husband, 5 kids, miscellaneous pets, and daily to do lists, I'm learning to live joyously with all the messy imperfections of life, led each moment by the hand of my God who never leaves me.